FUNDING WOES ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN SHOPLINK

WESTWOOD, Mass. -- ShopLink.com abruptly closed shop last week, becoming the second Boston-area Internet grocery delivery company to announce a closing in as many days.Like Streamline.com, the ShopLink rival that said it would wind down operations this week, ShopLink said a lack of available funding forced its closure. The company employed around 390 workers and served Boston, southern Connecticut

WESTWOOD, Mass. -- ShopLink.com abruptly closed shop last week, becoming the second Boston-area Internet grocery delivery company to announce a closing in as many days.

Like Streamline.com, the ShopLink rival that said it would wind down operations this week, ShopLink said a lack of available funding forced its closure. The company employed around 390 workers and served Boston, southern Connecticut and parts of Westchester County, N.Y.